The plans for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral have been confirmed, as thousands of mourners queued through the night on Monday to pay their respects to Her Majesty as her coffin lay at rest in St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Today (September 13), the coffin will be accompanied by Princess Anne as it is flown from Edinburgh Airport to London’s RAF Northolt, before it is taken to the Palace of Westminster where it will stay until the funeral on Monday, September 19. ITV has now confirmed it will run live coverage of the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey throughout the day.
The broadcaster also confirmed there will be no advertising on any channel on the day. Her Majesty’s funeral is scheduled to begin at 11am, with ITV's coverage to be preceded by a preview on Good Morning Britain and followed by a documentary chronicling the lead-up to the event.
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A special programme focusing on the funeral will follow, as well as an extended News at Ten. All the day’s programming, from 6am to midnight, will be broadcast simultaneously on the main channel, five digital channels and ITV Hub – the first time the broadcaster has done so.
The BBC will also be broadcasting the monarch’s funeral live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, though the broadcaster is yet to confirm its full plans for the day's coverage. It comes as other UK networks continue to adjust their schedules around coverage of the Queen’s death.
The BBC said special programmes on Tuesday will be interspersed with news programmes, including HM The Queen: The Journey to London as well as a special edition of The One Show: Our Queen Remembered.
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